Re: IIe_Printing

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Noel Baebler <jopotato@erols.com> wrote:

> I'm in an elementary school. We have several Apple IIes and ImageWriters.
> 
> Admin is in favor of warehousing them, but I would like to see them
>used as basic word processors.
> 
> I've traced the printer cable to an Apple IIe Printer 8 Cable (A9C0313)
>Part #590-0335-A.
> 
> Does anyone know where this cable can be had? 
> 
> Better yet, does anyone have any they'd care to donate? :)

http://www.allelec.com/ Alltech Electronics has them.

You might not see it on their web site but just call the number
you see on there and ask them for such a cable.

Apple IIe's can be used as very good word processors.
They can even be connected to the same laser printers
you use on Windows PCs or Macintoshes.  For example,
if your Windows unit were connected to the parallel port,
the IIe can be connected to the serial port.  AppleWorks 5.1
can support the LaserJet series units.

Another use for the IIe is as a print sharing device.
Look up http://www.sequential.com/ Sequential Systems.
It has a card called the Q-Print that accepts input from
something like 5 computers (including Windows PCs)
and outputs to one printer.  You can thus use a Q-print
equipped IIe to create a small "printer network."

Say your school uses 25 Windows PCs and has 5
Apple IIe units left from the old days.  Imagine only
needing 5 printers instead of 25.  Imagine not having
to buy networking software and hardware for the PCs.

As said above, the output printer can be ANYTHING,
LaserJet, LaserWriter, ink jet, dot matrix, anything.
The IIes will just be performing routing duties (it can
also print using AppleWorks or another program
to the Q-Print connected printer, however).